'Washington Crossing the Delaware' parade float photograph   Save
OARBAC Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest Collection
Description: A group of men from the Elyria VFW reenact "Washington Crossing the Delaware" during the Elyria Memorial Day parade, 1976. The image was submitted by photographer John G. Kenney in the Professional category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B02F05_07_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Holidays; Parades--Ohio; Historical reenactments; American Revolutionary War (1775-1783); Veterans
Places: Elyria (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)